A History of British Trade Unionism 1700-1998
This new history of British trade unionism offers the most concise and up-to-date account of 300 years of trade union development, from the earliest documented attempts at collective action by working people in the eighteenth century through to the very different world of 'New Unionism' and 'New Labour'.
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A History of British Trade Unionism 1700-1998
This new history of British trade unionism offers the most concise and up-to-date account of 300 years of trade union development, from the earliest documented attempts at collective action by working people in the eighteenth century through to the very different world of 'New Unionism' and 'New Labour'.
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A History of British Trade Unionism 1700-1998

A History of British Trade Unionism 1700-1998

by W. Hamish Fraser
A History of British Trade Unionism 1700-1998

A History of British Trade Unionism 1700-1998

by W. Hamish Fraser

Paperback(1999)

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Overview

This new history of British trade unionism offers the most concise and up-to-date account of 300 years of trade union development, from the earliest documented attempts at collective action by working people in the eighteenth century through to the very different world of 'New Unionism' and 'New Labour'.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780333596111
Publisher: C.J. Pike
Publication date: 06/21/1999
Series: British Studies Series
Edition description: 1999
Pages: 291
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

W. HAMISH FRASER is Professor of Modern History at the University of Strathclyde.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations
Learning the Game
The Rise of National Unions, 1850-1880
The Coming of Collective Bargaining, 1850-1880
Revival and Confrontation, 1880-1898
The Intervening State, 1893-1914
Workers, War and the State, 1914-1921
The Industrial Relations of Depression, 1921-1933
Renewal, Regulation and Consolidation, 1933-1951
Policies and Powers, 1951-1974
The Fall? 1874-1998
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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